Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-19
AFTER ELECTION ECHOES.

For the thoughtful man the aftsr-election
study has most absorbing interest. For in.
stance, II 70 profitable 10 analyzs the vote OF
Philadelphia In the contest just closed. The
figures unerrinsly show that Ksim was the
weakest candidsts,in in point Of votes polled for
him, the Democratic party OF Philadelphia
has put forth In ten years, except In case OF
Joseph L. Caven, where the total vote was
only l26 6o2, q compared with the Filler.
Keim vote Of l5l,262 Keim fell below the
King vo.e In 1881 the enormous aggregate
Of lo,0so. He was 6,2s5 behind the Pat.
uson vote OF 1882 Compared with
the King vote OF 1884, Keim was s,sl4 behind.
In comparison with the Cleveland vote Of
1854, Keim was o. l62 behind. He fell 80, ,40s
below the Dechert vote Of 1854, and 1867 be
hind the Day vote OF 1885. Finally he was
2,00o behind the Black vote In 1886. Was
there ever . better instance Of Democratic
Discrimination A. the party grew in mum.
bers It decreased In the quantity that could
DO delivered to conscienceless political Ish.
mssl.
The Delaware County Democrat explains
the defeat Of Mayor Forwood, Of Chester, for
reelection By saying that at was we'll known
that he could not possibly command the
united support Of bis party, owing to his pollti.
cal detection, not only last fall, (when 1t was
utterly unjusti6abie) but also last spring
and In the fall OF 49," Chickens like these
will come homo to roost when they are least
welcome
Texas negroes call the mugwump the
"mugworm." Shades OF George William
Curtis!
When Il u considered what Republican
city Pittsburg ID, the good run made by Demo.
cratic Candidate MoK Kenna Ii remarkable. The
vote cast Last Tuesday for McCallin and Nc
Kenns, for the mayoralty, exceeded that cast
last November tor Beaver and Black, for the
govsrnorship BY i.olL beag %. 23i against
22,223. Beavers vote was II, o25 and Blacks
1925; McCallin's 1852, or l,s27 over
Beavers and 8. .l5A over Blsck'A McKenna's
vote was 12,4s2, o. b57 over Beavers and
and 2, l6A over Black's McCallin's msjority
u l,27Q A little more Democratic effort and
that will be wiped out.
-.
Tho Chester county bar are very anxious
TO have an additioaal law Judge They say
that theirs 10 the third largest district In the
state - regards population. The asth dis
trict composed Of the county OF Montgomery,
~ POPoAoesOo VI 0ot1oit su0 lftu COupOo0O
of the counties Of Fsyette and Green, has q
population OF 81. l42, and the 18th, composed Of
the county OF Chester, has Q population Of
$3.50 They also declare that the Second
district, composed Of the county OF Lancaster,
has population OF l39,l77, but 1t has two
judgs4 ana this virtually gives each judge
district OF o0.739 people This district 10,
however, asking for On additional judge and
II II secures onss a. 10 most likely,
Il will give each judge district
OF l8,492 people Referring TO how
Judge Futhey u worked they say that
during the year 1854 Judge Futhey was on
the bench tWeotysix weeks, or fully one.
halt bis time He tried and disposed OF one
hundred casss In the common pleas, and
heard srgumsnts In over two hundred cases
In the three courts. During the year 1885 he
was on the bench ono hundred and forty
daya He tried end finally disposed OF one
hundred and thirty.nine cases In the com.
mon plsas, and heard argument In one hun.
dred and sixty-SWo cases In the three courts.
During the year 1855 he was ON the bench
one hundred and iorty.eight days He tried
and finally disposed OF ono hundred aud
twenty-five casss IN the common pleas and
heard aysument In one hundred and eighty.
tour casos in the three courts. In addition
70 this we're the trials in the quarter sessions,
the miscsllansous business OF all the courts,
the chamber Business, and hearings outside
a the terms OF court
But thsy slinsh ths.r arguments with these